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The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

The Elegance of the Hedgehog

Muriel Barbery

325 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0jmsr418's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Cultural Heritage of Arabs, Islam, and the Middle East by William G. Baker
The Cultural Heritage of Arabs, Islam, and the Middle East
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William G. Baker

The Cultural Heritage of Arabs, Islam, and the Middle East

William G. Baker

192 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0jmsr418's review
informative reflective medium-paced
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

The Bear and the Nightingale

Winternight Trilogy #1

Katherine Arden

322 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jmsr418's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story by Marie Arana

Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story

Marie Arana

496 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jmsr418's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree by Tariq Ali

Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree

Islam Quintet #1

Tariq Ali

244 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0jmsr418's review
fiction historical adventurous slow-paced
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

481 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0jmsr418's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

We Should All Be Feminists

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

52 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0jmsr418's review
nonfiction essays feminism informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

63 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jmsr418's review
nonfiction essays feminism informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Purple Hibiscus

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

307 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0jmsr418's review
fiction literary romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery

Anne of Avonlea

Anne of Green Gables #2

L.M. Montgomery

352 pages • first pub 1909 (editions)

5.0jmsr418's review
fiction classics middle grade funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced